100 years ago to this day, Scottish born Private William Young residing in Heysham Street, Preston and a soldier serving with the 8th (Service) Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment was […]
On Monday 4 August at 11am a reconstruction of the ‘Giving of the King’s Shilling’Â Â took place using two platforms. Â The ‘King’s Shilling’ is an old armed forces tradition dating back […]
On Monday evening very large crowds gathered on Preston’s Flag Market to witness 1,956 lit candles being placed around the base of the War Memorial by volunteer carriers to signify the war’s […]
As Preston prepares to honour those who fought in the First World War the lid has been lifted on how the city supplied shells to the front line. The Dick, […]